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Final Ceremonies in Haiti

Leaving behind them a splendid atmosphere of friendship, the last Marines sailed from Port an Prince August 15, 1934. The following is the final order issued to the Garde d'Haiti before turning that organization over to Haitian command:

HEADQUARTERS, GARDE D'HAITI,

PORT AU PRINCE, REPUBLIC OF HAITI,

31 JULY, 1934.

GENERAL ORDER

No. 5

(1934)

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